What orzechowicz is saying in this statement

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Orzechowicz writes, "Given the importance of heterosexuality to the onstage aesthetic, we might expect Wonderland Parades to reproduce a backstage culture that silences or tokenizes sexual minorities... Instead, the theme park's tales of heteronormative love and hegemonic masculinity are left in the hands of many men whose everyday backstage performances challenge these same stories" (Pgs. 228-229).
- What Orzechowicz is saying in this statement.
- What does "onstage" and "backstage" refer to?
Orzechowicz argues that the Parade culture both challenges heteronormativity (the subordination of homosexuality by heterosexuality) and also reproduces elements of the gay/straight power dynamic.
- Other than the fact that gay male performers are numerically dominant, use examples from the text to describe at least two ways that the Parade culture challenges heteronormativity.
- According to Orzechowicz, how do heterosexual men in this workplace also challenge heteronormativity in Parade culture?
- Using examples from the text, describe at least two ways that the Parade culture reinforces and reproduces heteronormativity.

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